JS ''Tokiwa'' (AOE-423) is the second ship of the s of the
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 12 March 1990.
Construction and career
She was
laid down
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on 12 May 1988,
launched on 23 March 1989 and
commissioned on 12 March 1990 with the hull number AOE-423.
Gallery
File:JMSDF AOE423 DD111.jpg, JS ''Tokiwa'' and JS ''Ōnami'' at the Port of Shimizu on 1 August 2004.
File:AOE423.jpg, JS ''Tokiwa'' refueling with USS ''Decatur'' on 15 March 2006.
File:JMSDF Tokiwa, AOE-423.jpg, JS ''Tokiwa'' on 9 July 2016.
File:Browning M2 Mounted on JS Tokiwa(AOE-423) at Hanshin Base July 10, 2016.jpg, M2 Browning
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aboard JS ''Tokiwa'' at Hanshin Naval Base on 10 July 2016.
References
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Ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Ships built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation
1989 ships
Towada-class replenishment ships